Instruments
Go to Piano / Keyboard: Music for Little Mozarts (beginner)| Alfred Premier Piano Course | Advanced / Adult Program | Coaching
Go to Instruments: Recorder | Violin | Clarinet | Saxophone | Trumpet |Tutoring
Piano, Organ & Keyboards
Whether it be an acoustical or digital piano, you will learn to read music -- a must -- as well as learning the skills and technique to advance as a competent piano player. I have a vintage Ivers and Pond grand piano in the studio. Keyboard instruction is done on a professional Alesis QuadraSynth 8.2 with a full-size grand piano keyboard with weighted keys; this instrument is fully programmable with over 640 sound sampled programs. With over 45 years experience in not only playing, but also building pipe organs, I would be glad to teach anyone wishing to learn how to play "The King of Instruments" -- the pipe organ. Go to Piano / Keyboard Programs ...
Saxophone & Clarinet
I've played soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, as well as clarinet and bass clarinet. Whether working with beginners or coaching more advanced students, I place an emphasis in proper embrochure, breath control, and technique, along with reading music and understanding music theory. If you need tutoring with your school band music, I can help!
Violin
I will accept beginning violin students. Even though some students may receive group instruction in school, they may benefit from having private instruction. Our course of study will include reading music and understanding music theory, basics of proper fingering, intonation, and bowing technique, preparing the student for more advanced study of solo and orchestral music.
Trumpet
I will accept beginning trumpet students. Even though some students may receive group instruction in school, they may benefit from having private instruction. Our course of study will include reading music and understanding music theory, basics of proper fingering, intonation, and lip technique, preparing the student for more advanced study of solo and orchestral music.
Tutoring
If you need tutoring with your school band, orchestra, or choir music, I can help! Even though some students may receive group instruction in school, they may benefit from having some one-on-one private instruction. Learning to play and instrument is more than just reading notes and which 'buttons' to push ... it's about breath control, phrasing, producing an even (and predictable) tone. It's about learning the history and literature of that instrument, and preparing the student for advanced study. These are all things a classroom setting does not have time to accomplish.